EP 0987432 A3 20010411 - Fuel injector
Title (en)
Fuel injector
Title (de)
Brennstoffeinspritzventil
Title (fr)
Injecteur de combustible
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9820239 A 19980918
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0987432A2] A fuel injector comprising a valve needle (12) biased by a spring (21) into engagement with a seating, a surface associated with the valve needle (12) being exposed to fuel pressure within a control chamber (25) and restricted communication means providing a restricted flow path between a supply passage (40) and the control chamber (25). The fuel injector further comprises a drain valve (42) controlling communication between the supply passage (40) and a low pressure reservoir and an injection control valve (32) controlling communication between the control chamber (25) and the low pressure reservoir, the drain valve (42) and the injection control valve (32) being moveable under the control of a single electromagnetic actuator (28) including an armature (37) common to both valves (32, 42). The injection control valve (32), the drain valve (42) and the actuator (38) are arranged such that at rest, the injection control valve (32) and the drain valve (42) are open, when the actuator (38) is energized to a first, relatively low energization level the drain valve (42) is closed and the injection control valve (32) is open, and when the actuator (38) is energized to a second, higher energization level, the drain valve (42) and the injection control valve (32) are both closed. The invention also relates to a method of operating such a fuel injector. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F02M 47/02 (2006.01); F02M 57/02 (2006.01); F02M 59/36 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F02M 47/027 (2013.01 - EP US); F02M 57/023 (2013.01 - EP US); F02M 59/366 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0823550 A1 19980211 - LUCAS IND PLC [GB]
- [A] US 5628293 A 19970513 - GIBSON DENNIS H [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0987432 A2 20000322; EP 0987432 A3 20010411; EP 0987432 B1 20021211; DE 69904414 D1 20030123; DE 69904414 T2 20030925; GB 9820239 D0 19981111; US 6264116 B1 20010724
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99307203 A 19990913; DE 69904414 T 19990913; GB 9820239 A 19980918; US 39613199 A 19990914